Information, tips, and other interesting finds on this personal journey
I'd like to thank all of our ancestral military veterans in our family trees. Thanks for fighting for this country in any way you could, be it fighting in combat, fixing machinery, or defending our borders. Thanks for helping fight to allow me things like freedom of speech and the right to vote. … [Read more...]
The headstone of my wife's 3rd-great-grandmother Margaret KEARNS from her father's maternal side. Born in 1822 in Ohio, she first married Nelson ENYART (sometimes spelled ENGART) in 1841. There is mystery surrounding what happened to Nelson, but in 1875 she ended up marrying Robert MORAN, who is … [Read more...]
It's time for another one of Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun posts. List your matrilineal line - your mother, her mother, etc. back to the first identifiable mother. Note: this line is how your mitochondrial DNA was passed to you! Tell us if you have had your mitochondrial DNA … [Read more...]
Happy Father's Day to both of our dads! My wife posted a more personal entry about her father over at Tales From the Nursery. I've known my dad for 31 years and he still has the greatest mustache in the world. … [Read more...]
This is a photo of my wife's great-great-grandparents, Charles & Emma (DIETER) MORAN, and three of their children. The child on the left is her great-grandfather, Fred MORAN, born in 1891. Basing the date off of the children, this photo was probably taken in about 1900. The other two children … [Read more...]
Barbara Elaine (Collins) Moran 16 Apr 1924 - 11 Jan 2011 My wife lost her paternal grandmother early this morning. She wasn't doing too well for the past few weeks, so she is now free from that pain. I'm sad that my daughter was not able to meet her great-grandmother, but great-grandma was able to … [Read more...]
Important dates in our family history for this week. As always, you can find this info on the Dates & Anniversaries page. August 8th 1941 - Died - Frank J ZALEWSKI, Sr - Frank is my great-great-grandfather on my father's side. He was born somewhere in Germany or Poland on 4 … [Read more...]
Not much going on this week, but there are still a few important dates. As always, you can find them on the Dates & Anniversaries page. August 5th 1845 - Married - Robert MORAN & Dorothea COOK - Robert and Dorothea are my wife's 3rd-great-grandparents on her father's side. It is not … [Read more...]
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